dioicos
Dioicos (often discussed under the related terms dioecious or dioicous) is a biological condition describing organisms that have separate male and female individuals. The name derives from Greek elements meaning “two houses,” reflecting the existence of two distinct sexes within a population. In botanical and bryological usage, dioicos denotes a clear separation of sexes among individuals rather than within a single organism.
In flowering plants and many gymnosperms, dioecy means that some plants produce only male reproductive structures
In bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts), the analogous condition is described as dioicous, where separate male
Ecological and evolutionary considerations include the advantages of outcrossing and maintaining genetic diversity, balanced against the